Comb for cutting and thinning the hair



Get. 31, 1933.

L. AGOSTINI COMB FOR CUTTING AND THINNING THE HAI R Filed Oct. 2, 1931 2209/: for

ZZAaosZzh Patented a. a, 1933 1 1,932,876

COMB FOB CUTTING ND THINNING THE Lon Agostini, Paris, France Application October 2, 1931, Serial No. 566,549, and in France July 11, 1931 7 Claims. (Cl. -12) The present invention relates to a comb adapted which do not extend as far as the blade will not for cutting and thinning the hair while it is being be acted upon by the latterand thus remain indre d, tact. This affords an alternate out which For this purpose, the said comb is characterfurthers the graduated appearance of the hair.

5 ized by the fact that it comprises cutting elements The blade 2 may have two holes 6 for each of mounted crosswise of the comb teeth, thus prothe screws 4, and the blade may thus be given two viding between the teeth suitable cutting parts different positions upon the comb. When the which will act upon the hair during the combing cutting p t coinciding With t notches 5 be-v operation come worn down, the blade can be still used with- 10 The device according to the invention is so out having to sharpen it again, and for this purconstructed that the effective cutting parts do not pose the screws 4 are removed and the blade is follow one another in a continuous line in the oved lengthwise y the P p distance in ch spaces between the comb teeth in which case the m nn r as to r n h w rn parts y h a k hair would be cut off too sharply, but such parts of the comb and to bring the parts which are still 15 are provided at intervals along the length of the sharp into the otches 5. i comb, thus thinning out the hair and obtaining In the stru tio ow in e argraduated t, v rangement is similar to the preceding, but the By the use of a, comb of this construction, it nOtCheS 5, provided between alternate teeth Of the will-therefore be possible to cut the hair, when c mb. now have n an r f r w i h furthers 20 divided up by the comb, by a simple combing the u g of the hail by giving it a slanting operation hi h i properly performed a d r movement with reference to the edge of the peated. By the said device, this operation can blade 2. be effected while dressing or arranging the hair, In he d v ce shown i i 5, the utt g elethus assuring the out which is most suitable for ment consists f a b de 8 WhOSe cu Darts 25 each arrangement of the hair On the other have the form Of saw-teeth. The said blade iS hand, owing to its ready handling in which the engaged as in the pr ceding cases in a slot 3 in familiar-motions of the hair dressing are followed the back of the comb, and it is $0 arranged t the device can be employed by all persons for their the parts 8a will be placed across'the notches 5 own use and Without requiring any recourse to a which extend, in alternate fashion, the spaces be- 30 professional hairdresser. tween the comb teeth. This arrangement is ad- Various embodiments of the invention are vanta s, for when the comb teeth are moved hown by way of example in the accompanying through the hair in the usual manner, the cutd i ting parts 8a will make contact with thehair Figs. 1 and 2 are respectively a partial elevain a slanting direction, y which th uttin 35 tional view and a sectional view of a construcaction iS furthered and a graduated out can be tional form of the said device. obtained.

Fig. 3 shows the cutting blade u d th th The present forms of construction refer to the same, this being separated from the comb. Fig. 4 large teeth of the comb, for the sake of clearness, is a partial elevational view of a modification. b t it is Obvious that the invention can be P- 40 Fig. 5 is a partial lengthwise section of another p d in like conditions to the fi tccthed pa modification. in this latter case, however, it is preferable to Fig. 6 shows a complete comb. allow more than two teeth between the notches In the device shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the cutting corresponding to the cutting p y as n of element combined with the comb 1 consists of a the ow Shape Of the teeth and 0f the Spaces 45 rectangular blade 2 which is fitted into a slot 3 between them- T0 avoid reducing the Strength in the back of the comb and is secured by screws of t teeth to an eXceSSiVe degree, it is p gi. Every other space between the teeth of the erable, as shown in Fig. 6, to use separate blades comb extends into the back in such manner as to 9 and 10 for each of the two sets of teeth, and to form notches 5 which communicate with the slot provide tWO Slots 11 and 12, p ated by a Solid 50 3 and in which the edge of the blade 2 appears, part 13,,for use with the said blades. The large By this means, when the comb passes through a teeth of the comb will pre e y serve t cut portion of the hair, the hair engaged in the and to thin out long hair, whilst the fine teeth notches 5 makes contact with the uncovered serve to cut the short hair. For this purpose, parts of the blade and is thus cut off, whilst the the invention can be adapted to hairdressers 55 hair engaged in the spaces between the teeth combs having very long and fine teeth, as shown in Fig. 6 and thus the hair may be cut as short as desired.

Obviously, the invention is not limited to the forms of construction herein described and represented, but is susceptible of numerous modifications, both as concerns the form of the cutting blades and the method 01' mounting and securin: the same to the comb, and as concerns the form and arrangement or the notches in this latter.

I claim:

1. A comb having teeth, with certain of the spaces between the teeth of greater combing depth than the remaining spaces, and a blade cooperating with the spaces of greater combing depth to provide cutting.areas in such spaces, the blade being concealed in the combing spaces 01 less depth.

2. A comb having a backing, teeth projecting therefrom to define combing spaces, certain of the combing spaces being of greater depth than the remaining spaces, and a blade removably seated in a recess in the comb backing and pro- Jecting across the teeth spaces of greater depth to provide cutting areas in such spaces, the cutting edge of the blade being wholly beyond the spaces of less depth.

3. A comb having a backing edge, combing teeth projecting therefrom, the spaces between certain of 'the teeth being of greater depth from the free edge oi! the teeth than the remaining spaces, and a blade seated in a recess in the backing edge and bridging the spaces 01 greater depth, the blade being arranged beyond the spaces of less depth, said blade being adjustable in the slot to present new cutting areas in the spaces of greater depth at will.

4. A comb bearing between its teeth longer and shorter intervals alternating one with the other, a gap situated in the shoulder oi! the comb, and a cutting blade arranged in said gap so as to present its cutting edge only in the longer intervals.

5. A comb following claim 4, bearing means to fix the cutting blade in different positions dispaced longitudinally.

6. A comb bearing between its teeth prolonged intervals inshape of sharp angle and shorter intervals alternating the one with the other, a gap located in the shoulder of the comb, and a cutting blade arranged in said gap so as to present its cutting edge only in the prolonged intervals in the shape of a sharp angle.

'7. A comb following claim 4, in which the cutting blade bears oblique saw teeth.

LEON AGOS'I'INI. 

